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ADVOCATING FOR THE NURSING ROLE IN PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.

Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.

In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.

Resources:

· Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse's guide (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

· Chapter 5, “Public Policy Design” (pp. 87–95 only)

· Chapter 8, “The Impact of EHRs, Big Data, and Evidence-Informed Practice” (pp. 137–146)

· Chapter 9, “Interprofessional Practice” (pp. 152–160 only)

· Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 183–191 only)

· American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.d.). 
AdvocacyLinks to an external site.. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/

· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (n.d.). 
Step by step: Evaluating violence and injury prevention policies: Brief 4: Evaluating policy implementationLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/policy/Brief%204-a.pdf

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Congress.govLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.congress.gov/

· Klein, K. J., & Sorra, J. S. (1996). 
The challenge of innovation implementationLinks to an external site.. Academy of Management Review, 21(4), 1055–1080.

· Sacristán, J., & Dilla, T. D. (2015). 
No big data without small data: Learning health care systems begin and end with the individual patientLinks to an external site.. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), 1014–1017.

· Tummers, L., & Bekkers, V. (2014). 
Policy implementation, street level bureaucracy, and the importance of discretionLinks to an external site.. Public Management Review, 16(4), 527–547.

To Prepare:

· Review the Resources and reflect on your thinking regarding the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.

· Select a healthcare program within your practice and consider the design and implementation of this program.

· Reflect on advocacy efforts and the role of the nurse in relation to healthcare program design and implementation.

The Assignment: (2–4 pages)

In a 2- to 4-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions:

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Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?

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Who is your target population?

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What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?

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What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?

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What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?

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Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?

 Tomeika is a three-year-old girl. She was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Tomeika is able to make many vocalizations and is able to say one recognizable word. Tomeika will say “juice”, which she pronounces as “oos.” Throughout the day, Tomeika cries and falls to the floor to gain access to food, obtain a favorite toy, or when she wants to be picked up. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, would like for Tomeika to communicate her desires with words, but do not know how to help her. Tomeika recently began attending an early childhood special education classroom for learners with ASD in the County Public School System for six hours a day, four days a week. On Wednesdays, Tomeika and her peers do not go to school. Instead, on this day, Tomeika’s interventionist, Mrs. Dell, has parent conferences in her students’ homes. During the conferences, Mrs. Dell discusses educational programming, learner progress, areas of concern, and also provides training to parents. 

 “Stem cells are undifferentiated, primitive cells with the ability both to multiply and to differentiate into specific kinds of cells. Stem cells hold the promise of allowing researchers to grow specialized cells or tissue, which could be used to treat injuries or disease (e.g., spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, strokes, burns).” (Slevin, 2010) 

 Choose ONE of the following issues and post to its thread with supporting evidence. 

1) Discuss what you feel are the potential benefits of stem cell research for Alzheimer’s patients and their families.

2) Share your perspective on the stem cell debate regarding the donation of surplus embryos to couples for “embryo adoption.”

3) Why is the task of disposing of unused frozen human embryos different from disposing of other medical tissue?

4) Discuss why you think embryonic stem cell research “crosses a moral boundary.”

5) Please cite the textbook and any other source used in APA format.